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by crxpandion 4152 days ago
This article, while interesting, unfortunately describes the Equal Transit-Time Fallacy [1]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(force)#False_explanation_...
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Does it? I only see talk of accelerated flow on top of the wing leading to reduced pressure, nothing about arriving at the trailing edge at a certain time.
Right, and for what reason would the flow atop the wing be faster than below?

The equal-time assumption is what leads to the idea that flow on top is faster (and therefore, pressure is lower).